Research projects

    Analysis of the efficiency of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Austrian agriculture

    Fritz Christian, MA, department head

    Mag. Christian Fritz, MA

    Economics and resource management

    The aim of the project is the model simulation and economic analysis of different approaches to avoid and/or reduce climate-relevant emissions (greenhouse gas emissions) in Austrian agriculture. The modeling should make it possible to estimate greenhouse gas emissions in an appropriate manner and to map different solution approaches and greenhouse gas savings potential and, based on this, to allocate the economic costs and services to individual measures.

    As a starting point, there is currently no detailed data on greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gas saving potential in Austrian agriculture at the level of production processes and operations. Such data is necessary for a technical evaluation of environmental and climate-relevant measures and is intended to be developed with this project. In addition, the analyzes planned in the project should make it possible to more precisely assess the cost-benefit ratio of climate-relevant measures or solutions to save greenhouse gases.

    Goals of the research project:

    • Volume-adequate modeling of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production in Austria

    • Providing greater granularity of greenhouse gas emissions data

    • Analysis of different approaches to reducing emissions

    • Presentation of emission margins in the production methods

    • Assessment of the efficiency of measures (cost-benefit ratio)

    • Coordination of national expertise in the area of ​​agricultural greenhouse gases

    further links

    Graphic on GHG emissions

    Graphic on GHG emissions

     Source: Federal Environment Agency 2017

     

    Analysis of the efficiency of measures to reduce GHG emissions

    Fritz Christian (2018 - 2020)